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The stabilisation of residential property prices continued

The Central Bank of Cyprus has published the Residential Property Price Index for the first quarter of 2016.

During 2016Q1, the RPPI recorded a marginal decrease (0,8%) compared with the fourth quarter of 2015. House prices showed a quarterly decline of 1,3%, while the apartment prices registered a quarterly increase of 0,6% (Chart 1). The fact that during the last four quarters the RPPI registered either marginal decreases or remained stable, shows the trend for price stabilisation that currently exists in the property market.

On an annual basis, the RPPI recorded a 1,6% decrease compared with an annual decrease of 1,8% in 2015Q4. House prices fell by 1,9% and apartment prices fell by 0,7% on an annual basis, compared with annual reductions of 1,4% and 2,8%, respectively, in 2015Q4. As shown in Chart 2, these annual reductions are on a steady path towards the zero line, meaning that residential property prices are stabilising1.